https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/103/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/does-sonny-grays-biggest-strength-outweigh-his-greatest-flaw/Sonny Gray had a career year last season. With a 2.79 ERA and 183 strikeouts in 184 regular season innings, Gray was dominant throughout much of the year and will likely end up in second place in AL Cy Young voting. Even more remarkable than his ERA and strikeout total is that he only gave up eigh...17431Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dont-expect-karl-anthony-towns-to-take-a-backseat-this-year/After two years of impressive playoff showings and earning First Team All-Tournament in the FIBA World Cup, there’s an expectation that Anthony Edwards is now the Minnesota Timberwolves’ next franchise centerpiece. Critics expect Karl-Anthony Towns to finally take a backseat as the team’s focal po...17426Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dalton-risner-has-arrived/Dalton Risner visited the Minnesota Vikings on August 1 but left without a contract. Fans pleaded with him to return, and the Vikings signed him on September 19. The fans got their wish, but Risner faced a learning curve. Fortunately, the Vikings run a similar system to the Denver Broncos, and Ris...17425Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lets-revisit-joe-ryans-short-start-in-minnesotas-final-game/The Minnesota Twins haven’t played in over a week, but it’s given us time to reflect on how the final game of their season ended. We can question how Rocco Baldelli deployed his pitchers, but two-thirds of the lineup failed to get a hit or even reach base.   Joe Ryan was on the mound for Game 4 o...17422Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/josh-minott-flashed-his-potential-against-maccabi/Josh Minott has played extensive minutes in the preseason, and fans were hoping to see flashes from him after a strong Summer League. However, Minott appeared to struggle more than thrive in Minnesota’s first three preseason games, leading to some concern about the 20-year-old second-year forward....17421Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/two-former-twins-are-thriving-for-contending-clubs-this-year/The Minnesota Twins are proud of the season they just completed, where they ended a dreaded 18-game postseason losing streak and won their first playoff series in 20 years. The group of players all seemed to be cohesive, and their ability to maximize the value of some of their veterans didn’t seem...17419Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/trimming-the-fat-is-the-next-phase-of-minnesotas-competitive-rebuild/With the NFL’s trade deadline approaching, the decisions the Minnesota Vikings are facing seem clear.   At 2-4, they could look at their roster, decide what tradeable assets they have, and deal them to stockpile picks for one of the most loaded draft classes in recent memory. But if the Vikings p...17413Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/when-will-kwesi-pull-from-his-san-francisco-background/We're more than a year and a half into the new regime of Minnesota Vikings football, and only half of the Kwesi Adofo-Mensah/Kevin O'Connell partnership has gone as expected. The former Super Bowl champion offensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Rams took the 11-personnel that he learned under...17411Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/keep-kat-out-of-your-trade-rumors/Karl-Anthony Towns is less than a week from beginning his ninth NBA season, all with the Minnesota Timberwolves. If you mute all the outside noise and listen only to the words coming straight from KAT’s mouth, you’d get a blissful picture of a No. 1 draft pick growing up and becoming a man in the...17410Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-must-blitz-purdy-the-right-way-to-make-him-uncomfortable/Well Vikings fans, I hope you enjoyed the slopfest at Soldier Field last week, because as ugly as that football game was, at least it ended in a Minnesota Vikings victory. For those keeping score at home, the teams Minnesota has beaten this year have a combined 1-11 record. The Vikings took advant...17409Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-longtime-vikings-weakness-may-be-a-strength-against-the-49ers/Without Justin Jefferson, the Minnesota Vikings lack the superstar talent teams usually need to push them past a seven-point favorite like the San Francisco 49ers. However, the Vikings stack up much better against a consistent 49ers juggernaut than in past matchups. The battle in the tranches is m...17408Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jordan-hicks-found-his-groove-this-year/Before his scoop-and-score against the Chicago Bears, Jordan Hicks hadn’t scored a defensive touchdown since his rookie season. The Philadelphia Eagles took Hicks in the third round of the 2015 draft. Chip Kelly made him the backup linebacker behind Eric Kendricks’ younger brother, Mychal, and cur...17406Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kats-absence-unlocked-something-in-naz-reid/What once felt like a foreign situation for Naz Reid has now become an advantage. Naz was strictly seen as a center through his first three seasons in the Association. He made his way into the rotation, taking over for Gorgui Dieng, and never looked back, securing this position for the near future...17405Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/fans-love-the-pitch-clock-but-do-the-twins/It's quite possible that the average Minnesota Twins fan hasn't even noticed the introduction of the pitch clock this season. The small timer, located somewhere on your television screen depending on whose broadcast you are watching, has been counting down all season. But what is the reason behind...17402Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-showcased-how-far-their-pitching-has-come-this-postseason/Since moving to the Twin Cities in 1961, the Minnesota Twins have had trouble developing pitching. Jim Kaat, Bert Blyleven, and Johan Santana headline some special pitchers in Twins history but they have typically had better luck with pitchers. Over the last 20 years, they have been unable to buil...17399Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-nba-gm-survey-tells-us-that-other-front-offices-like-minnesotas-roster/Every year, John Schuhmann does a survey of the GMs in the league asking them various questions about players, teams, and coaches. The GMs then anonymously give their opinions on those questions, which range everywhere from best player at each position to team most likely to win the championship....17398Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-run-game-isnt-actually-a-disaster-so-why-does-it-feel-that-way/When the Minnesota Vikings released popular running back Dalvin Cook to save money on a pinched salary cap, they did so under the premise that their passing game was robust enough to fuel their offense. They also did so believing that a cheaper Alexander Mattison along with a cadre of backups coul...17396Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/replacing-justin-jefferson-starts-with-deploying-personnel-differently/During the beginning of Sunday Night Football's broadcast between the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills, Cris Collinsworth relayed a quote that Giants head coach Brian Daboll told him earlier in the week. They pay us to solve problems. Coming off a debut season where his Giants shocked the foot...17394Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kats-defense-is-starting-to-turn-the-corner/After the first two weeks of preseason action, there have been a lot of positives to take away from the Minnesota Timberwolves’ play. Overall, it’s been on the offensive side of things where the team looks miles better than they did a year ago. The rotation has been healthy except for Jaden McDani...17393Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/extending-sonny-gray-is-a-risk-worth-taking/Winning their first postseason game and series since 2004 won’t be enough for this version of the Minnesota Twins. Like their basketball brethren across Interstate 394, their win(s) over the Toronto Blue Jays should be treated as the beginning. Royce Lewis has arrived, there’s a new ace in town, a...17391Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/danielle-hunter-is-worth-every-penny/After a short hold-in during training camp, the Minnesota Vikings amended Danielle Hunter's contract this offseason to increase his pay this year from $5.5 million guaranteed to $17 million guaranteed with incentives up to $20 million.   The additional money was a long time coming for the former...17390Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-football-gods-laid-a-trap-for-the-minnesota-vikings-last-weekend/For a short period, all was right for the Minnesota Vikings.   The Vikings had just survived a bizarre game with the Chicago Bears and had improved to 2-4 on the season. Winning with Justin Jefferson on the sidelines, the Vikings looked ahead to an important matchup against the San Francisco 49er...17388Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nordos-numbers-week-6/The Minnesota Vikings left the Windy City with a 19-13 win, but it wasn’t pretty. It never is at Soldier Field. But they couldn’t get much offense going with Justin Jefferson out, even in 55-degree weather and against a Chicago Bears defense that had given up 29.3 points per game. The defense did...17384Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-offense-looks-lost-without-justin-jefferson/Kirk Cousins knew that the Minnesota Vikings had won ugly. The 19-13 final score probably gave that away, but the 12-6 halftime tally better illustrates how the game went. “We're not going to be picky about finding a way to get a win,” Cousins offered, unsolicited, after the game. “Soldier Field h...17382Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-riskiest-moves-paid-off-when-it-mattered-most/Hunter Greene was on the Sports Illustrated cover leading into the 2017 draft, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine’s first as Minnesota Twins executives. However, they used the first overall pick on Royce Lewis, a shortstop from Southern California. Greene could hit and pitch. Lewis? He had the “it facto...17380Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000